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Written Answers — Credit Availability: Credit Availability (10 Nov 2010)

Arthur Morgan: Question 106: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of refusals of credit that have been overturned by the Credit Review Office or as part of its internal review process within the two main banks; if any of the banks declined to follow the recommendations of the Credit Review Office; if the banks have refused to follow the recommendations of the Credit Review Office; the number of times...

Written Answers — Departmental Funding: Departmental Funding (9 Nov 2010)

Arthur Morgan: Question 85: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the number of training places that have so far been created under the activation fund; the number of persons who have so far taken up training places under this fund; the kind of training being made available to the unemployed; the areas these training programmes are being concentrated in; if she will provide a list of...

Written Answers — Departmental Programmes: Departmental Programmes (9 Nov 2010)

Arthur Morgan: Question 96: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the progress of the Work Placement Programme; the take up of people on this programme; the number of places still available in the two streams; her plans to amend and re-evaluate the scheme in any way to ensure that it meets the needs of graduates and the unemployed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36180/10]

Written Answers — School Placement: School Placement (9 Nov 2010)

Arthur Morgan: Question 127: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the number of secondary school places in Navan; if any secondary school pupils have been directed away from Navan areas due to lack of places; the number of secondary school pupils that have been directed away from Navan areas because of lack of places; the additional secondary school space provision planned for each of...

Written Answers — Daylight Savings Time: Daylight Savings Time (9 Nov 2010)

Arthur Morgan: Question 428: To ask the Minister for Community, Equality and Gaeltacht Affairs the position regarding an application under the Scéim na mBóithre Áise in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Donegal [41112/10]

Written Answers — Food Industry: Food Industry (4 Nov 2010)

Arthur Morgan: Question 82: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if his attention has been drawn to a report published by the Joint Committee on Enterprise, Trade and Innovation on creating jobs in the agri-food sector; if he has seen the recommendations of the report; the action he will take to implement the recommendations of the report; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (2 Nov 2010)

Arthur Morgan: Question 56: To ask the Minister for Social Protection his views on Sinn Féin's proposal that rather than cutting, taxing or means testing child benefit it should remain universal and at its current rate and the wealthy should be taxed more; his plans regarding child benefit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40076/10]

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (2 Nov 2010)

Arthur Morgan: Question 89: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if in recognition of the role played by the State pension in reducing poverty among older persons and in view of the fact that for the majority of older persons the State pension and associated benefits are their only source of income, he will make a commitment to maintain the current rates in the upcoming budget. [40077/10]

Written Answers — School Services Staff: School Services Staff (2 Nov 2010)

Arthur Morgan: Question 158: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills if she will address the situation whereby in many cases school secretaries and caretakers are not subject to a salary scale, have no pension rights and no sick leave entitlement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40317/10]

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (27 Oct 2010)

Arthur Morgan: Question 116: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the plans her Department has to proceed with the construction of a permanent school building (details supplied) in County Meath; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38497/10]

Written Answers — Higher Education Grants: Higher Education Grants (27 Oct 2010)

Arthur Morgan: Question 132: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills if she will amend the eligibility criteria for student grant support to ensure that families and parents solely reliant on payments under the non-means-tested illness benefit are entitled to the full support including the top-up payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38592/10]

Written Answers — Water Services: Water Services (27 Oct 2010)

Arthur Morgan: Question 478: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the fact that Louth County Council had a water services capital balance of €18.3 million on 1 January 2010; that this council is prohibited from allowing the balance disimprove, that this council has had to raise a bank loan to pay local contributions to water projects in...

Written Answers — Departmental Funding: Departmental Funding (27 Oct 2010)

Arthur Morgan: Question 510: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the funding and assistance his Department provided to a development (details supplied); the details of all meetings and correspondence by his Department on this development; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38496/10]

Written Answers — Defence Forces Personnel: Defence Forces Personnel (21 Oct 2010)

Arthur Morgan: Question 40: To ask the Minister for Defence if his attention has been drawn to the fact that upwards of 50 serving and non-serving soldiers are presenting with ongoing side-effects from their taking of the anti-malaria drug Lariam when on overseas duty in Africa with the Irish army; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37991/10]

Written Answers — Defence Forces Personnel: Defence Forces Personnel (21 Oct 2010)

Arthur Morgan: Question 46: To ask the Minister for Defence if he will set up a panel of medical experts to inspect all the soldiers who have served in Africa in the last ten years to ensure they are not suffering the side-effects of the anti-malaria drug Lariam; and to recommend the medical action that needs to be taken to alleviate the effects among those who have been adversely affected by the drug ...

Written Answers — FÁS Training Programmes: FÁS Training Programmes (21 Oct 2010)

Arthur Morgan: Question 63: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the funding available for training for persons on jobseekers allowance; if funding is available for courses that are not accredited under the national qualifications framework; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38242/10]

Written Answers — National Drugs Strategy: National Drugs Strategy (21 Oct 2010)

Arthur Morgan: Question 210: To ask the Minister for Community, Equality and Gaeltacht Affairs the criteria used by his Department and the north-east regional drugs taskforce when allocating funding to drug addiction counselling service providers; if the service providers are required to prove that all counsellors are professionally qualified and members of relevant accredited bodies; if service providers...

Written Answers — National Drugs Strategy: National Drugs Strategy (21 Oct 2010)

Arthur Morgan: Question 211: To ask the Minister for Community, Equality and Gaeltacht Affairs if a meeting took place between a representative from his office and an official from the north-east regional drugs taskforce in regard to concerns raised by a person (details supplied) in County Louth regarding counselling services in Dundalk; if he will provide a report from that meeting to the person; and if...

Written Answers — School Curriculum: School Curriculum (20 Oct 2010)

Arthur Morgan: Question 124: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the reason she did not issue the new syllabus for leaving certificate applied Gaeilge and leaving certificate foundation Gaeilge before this school year started; if her attention has been drawn to the fact that this delay left teachers without a current syllabus to teach, without materials and without the facility to...

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (20 Oct 2010)

Arthur Morgan: Question 125: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the number of posts of responsibility that have not been filled in second level schools as a result of the moratorium; the number of posts of responsibility that were filled in second level schools as a result of circular 0042/2010; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38143/10]